Photos? Your wish is my pleasure. You can see that I started to dig out the old lube and changed my mind. The old stuff is soft enough that I might go ahead and try it out for some low velocity...
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Forum: Casting Equipment
Photos? Your wish is my pleasure. You can see that I started to dig out the old lube and changed my mind. The old stuff is soft enough that I might go ahead and try it out for some low velocity...
Forum: Casting Equipment
The other Lyman 45 I bought last weekend has a gold decal with black printing, rather than a sticker or label. Hers's a photo of it, and a photo of the casting number. It is on the right side of...
Forum: Casting Equipment
Scored a pair of Lyman 45's at a gun show last weekend. Has anyone ever seen a 45 with a die retaining nut? Here's a photo, plus photos showing the casting number and the outline of the clear...
For just plain fun plinking with the .45 revolver, 185 grain SWC's are a real hoot! I use both ready-mades from Shooter's Choice or my own cast in Lyman's 452389 mold, using wheelweights. I worked...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I guess we never really answered shepherddogs' question about the very thin laquer-like coating. Yes, that's all that is really needed. I just like the extra, is all. I've shot lots of very, very...
Forum: Boolit Lube !
I've been using the Lee Liquid Alox for several years on all my home-made boolits, both TL and conventional designs, and I also coat the ready-mades I buy that are already conventionally lubed. LLA...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |